MODERN BROKERAGE MODELS IN THE NEW AI WORLD2026 is shaping up to be a transformative year for commercial real estate, driven by advances in technology, data analytics, and innovative business models. This issue explores how emerging tech is reshaping leasing, investment, and workplace strategy, while highlighting opportunities for leveraging innovation, enhancing operational efficiency, and staying ahead in an increasingly digital CRE landscape.
With a pro-business real estate developer becoming the 47th President of the United States, SIORs are generally optimistic about their prospects for the next four years, according to the Q1 SIOR Report. They anticipate higher values and rising lease rates, while at the same time seeing stimulus for new development through lower taxes and tax incentives. They do caution however that, like all politics, much of the impactful policies will likely be passed by more local political bodies.